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GHSA-2J9P-6C4H-8967

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:54 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:44

Details

libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CVE-2017-14166 (GCVE-0-2017-14166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-06 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:20

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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	https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/f…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

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GHSA-2J9P-6C4H-8967

CVE-2017-14166 (GCVE-0-2017-14166)

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